Silver Moon
By Jenny Knipfer
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My Rating 4.5/5
Synopsis
Silver Moon, the third book in the series: By the Light of the Moon, paints a stunning and poignant picture of life on the home front in Webaashi Bay, Ontario, and of three men who are a part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during WWI.
Shamed into joining the war, the tide turns for Luis Wilson when he is steered into the depths of espionage. Injured and presumed missing, will he lose his heart to the very woman who presented him with a white feather?
Oshki and Jimmy offer a grim perspective on life in the trenches. They despair of ever returning home to the women who hold their hearts.
Meanwhile, Lily fights for the cause in her own way and rallies the female troops at home as prejudices run high and the local cafe owner is accused of being a spy.
Will the women of Webaashi Bay receive their men back unscathed? Can the power of love win out over insurmountable odds? All this drama and more plays out under the light of a silver moon.
My Thoughts
Silver Moon is an amazing piece of art of historical fiction by Jenny Knipfer in which author showcases the journey of soldiers fighting for their country during world war I. The most striking aspect of Jenny's novel is his depiction of the mental and physical repercussions of the war.
The historical realities at work in the novel demonstrated the extent to which soldiers fighting in the war did not fully understand how they had come to be the ones doing the fighting. The mental changes taking place were not the only developments witnessed throughout the war. In fact, the mental traumas experienced by soldiers speak strongly of a changing technical experience as well.
The physical mutilation which took place during the war was witnessed daily by soldiers who desperately tried to avoid the same fate. Experiencing and witnessing physical mutilation took an extreme toll on the mental faculties of the soldiers and their families.
Silver moon is undoubtedly superb. It is not only a war novel full of macho fighting and guns, it also includes a sensitive insight into the psychological effect the war had on previously strong young men. It is multi-layered, complicated and yet so readable. It is un-putdown-able, and if at the end your left with a feeling of wanting more, then fear not, Silver is a quadrilogy.
Writing at its best along with amazing characterization.
Kudos to the author for writing this masterpiece.
Highly Recommended!
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